Three Tigers receive all-region honors

Three Bradwell Institute baseball players were selected for Region 3-AAAAA All-Region honorsSage Sammons was named to the team as a utility player, while Kyle Lannom and Ryan Desbiens both received honorable mention.According to Tiger baseball coach Rhett Hellgren, Sammons’ all-around performance on the diamond this year made him deserving of the honor.“He was our leader on and off the field. He has a great attitude and always comes to play. When our team did well, it was because he had something to do with it,” Hellgren said.According to maxpreps.com, Sammons did well as a Tiger hitter and pitcher this season, earning 13 strikeouts in 18 innings in the last four games of the season. As a catcher, Sammons threw out nine base runners.“I can’t remember a guy throwing that many guys out in one year,” Hellgren said. “And one the mound, Sage ended up being our No. 1 pitcher. He really learned how to work the batter — whether going fastball or curve, or by going in, out, up or down. He did a great job there as well.” In 61 at-bats, Sammons batted .410 with six runs, 25 hits, 12 RBIs, six doubles and one home run this season, according to maxpreps.com. Hellgren also was pleased with Lannom, a sophomore, and Desbiens, a freshman, receiving honors.“It is great to see a freshman and a sophomore get recognized for doing well,” Hellgren said. “If they keep working and getting better, we should be in good shape for the next couple of years.”Lannom had 63 at-bats with 17 runs scored, 18 hits, six RBIs and two doubles. He also pitched 31 2/3 innings, earning 23 strikeouts. Desbiens had 53 at-bats, nine runs scored, 18 hits, six RBIs and a double. He pitched 6 2/3 innings this season, earning five strikeouts.